Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wednesday Work In Progress #16

IN THE NEWS: Texas man found asleep with corpse inside closet. Read more HERE.

Ha-ha! You can't boo and hiss me today! Because...
I FINISHED my work in progress!!!

Yes, I pushed myself and finally finished it! It's really amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it.

And here's the ending total: (to be adjusted since this is still a ROUGH, ROUGH draft)





50146 / 50000 words. 100% done!


Thank you! Thank you! You're all too kind.

But I really could not have done it without some help along the way...
So I want to first thank The Hershey Company for making those little Ice Breakers Sours. They were just tart enough to wake my brain up when it would stall in the middle of a scene. :)

Secondly, I'd like to thank all my friends this past weekend who said, "Oh, you're not working on a new story yet?"

That's true incentive for ya, folks. LOL!

I still need to do a little fleshing out of my characters and fix the awkward sentences, but all in all, it's done. Whew!! I might do a little editing today or I might let it sit until next week. Not sure. But I do think I need a little break. My eyes are crossing. But it still feels good. :)

Did you make any progress on your WIP?

31 comments:

MJFredrick said...

Congratulations!!!

Stephanie Faris said...

I'm about 65 percent finished. I think it's best to put something aside when you finish it and come back to revise it later. You then look at it with a fresh eye.

Chicki Brown said...

Woo hoo! Go, Jennifer! It's a great feeling to reach The End.

I'm at 83% and have one or maybe two chapters left.

Have a busy day today, so I don't know how much writing I'll get done ...

Tamika: said...

Yay Jennifer! It must feel like a piece of Heaven. Hard work and a lot of prayer can go a long way.

I hope you in enjoy a little break before you start editing. At least for the sake of your eyes!

Blessings to you...

Tom Bailey said...

I connected to you through another blog. Very interesting. I like this line of thinking....

"It's really amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it."

Anything is possible.


Best regards

Natalie said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! That is huge! My progress has been nonexistent lately. I'm waiting for NaNoMo.

Kristen Torres-Toro said...

WOOOHHHOOOO!!!! Congratulations! That is a great feeling!

I haven't, because I returned to another manuscript and started editing. I figure I'll keep doing that while I still have momentum!

Chelle Sandell said...

Um. No. I finished a beta read. Does that count? I'm working on judging entries for a contest. But no progress. I need a good kick in the buttocks. But good for you, girl!! At least one of us is getting something done. ;)

Deb said...

Yay Congrats! It's a great feeling to hit the end of that first draft. And a break is definitely called for and deserved :)

Lesley Speller said...

Good job!!!

Cindy R. Wilson said...

Congratulations! That's awesome!

The Screaming Guppy said...

Congrats!

PatriciaW said...

Congrats. No, I haven't written since Sunday, after doing really well on the Seekerville BIAW last week. But definitely writing tonight.

Wendy Paine Miller said...

I'm almost exactly half done with my WIP. Way to go finishing yours!
~ Wendy

Tana said...

OK, you win! My WIP was heavily interupted by the major rewrite on my first book in the series. I'm still hopeful though.

Amy DeTrempe said...

Congrats on finishing. Take a break and enjoy. It helps to step away from anyway. I just started a new WIP - I am 5.5 chapters into it and have a long way to go. But isn't the writing the fun part :).

Jill Kemerer said...

Awesome!! Go celebrate!! I am thrilled with my progress. I just passed the halfway mark of my first draft. Woo-hoo!

Jennifer Shirk said...

Thanks, everyone!

Kathy said...

Congrats! I love reading posts like this.

You have inspired me to keep working on my WIP. Please feel free to bug me about it!

Kathy

Roni Loren said...

Congrats! Isn't that the best feeling?

Sande said...

No Way!! Must feel like I do at having a cup of tea after labor.

NOTHING LIKE IT.

Oh one day. One day I will be able to birth a book .... sounds wrong right there if not very uncomfortable.

Kate Karyus Quinn said...

Yay!!! Congrats on finishing - that is awesome. And I am super excited to read how it all ends too;)

Diane said...

Love your acceptance speech! Hershey and now Dove has pushed me through some tough times.... :O)

Robin M said...

Congratulations! I'll look forward to reading it when its all done. :)

Elizabeth Bradley said...

Oo, that story was super-creepy. Shudder. And congrats on finishing your WIP.

Jennifer Shirk said...

Kathy: You bet I'll be nagging you to finish. LOL

Roni and Sande: Yes, it is a great feeling! Now I can't wait to start something new!

Glynis Peters said...

Congratulations! Whoop Whoop, how wonderful you must feel. Good luck for the future.

Anissa said...

Congratulations! I'm so close, but can't quite get there. Soon...

Terri Tiffany said...

Hurray!!!!! You done good!! Eat another chocolate for me:)
ANd I am about 3000 words into my new WIP!

Sherry Dale Rogers said...

Wave your hands in the air, woo hoo. Congratulations!

Mariah Irvin said...

Isn't it the best feeling ever? I finished mine a few weeks ago and I'm still happy (mostly because I love editing)!